If the EU penalises us, 60 million Italians will rise up – Interior Minister Salvini

Italy won’t accept EU penalties fearless Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, a man proving he is tougher than steel, says Brussels would be hurt more than Rome.

The deputy premier has said the Italian people will not accept if the European Commission imposes penalties over their 2019 government budget.

The European Commission have said they may open an infringement procedure over Italy’s budget draft asserting it breached the Stability and Growth Pact.

The 2019 budget has Italy running a deficit of 2.4 per cent of GDP and is needed to finance priority pledges and to encourage growth.

League party leader Salvini, uncompromisingly told Italian dailies: “They want to penalise us, but this will end up being more damaging to the EU than to us,” “They are crazy if the really do open an infringement procedure. “60 million Italians would rise up”.